Ant-Man and the Wasp’s Michael Douglas has given his thoughts on what has made the Marvel Cinematic Universe so successful.
Legendary actor Michael Douglas will be reprising his role as Hank Pym in the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp, performing in support of the film’s two leads Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly.
The film is likely to find its fair share of success at the box office, adding to an already very successful year for Marvel Studios. But how has Marvel found such a winning formula and been able to impress fans and critics on a consistent basis? Well, Douglas has an idea and he explained his thoughts on the subject to EW:
“Each picture, I think they decide upon their big action set pieces, which they set up early on, so they get a lot of time for prep, and then they work their way in. And then, when you get to more character scenes, depending upon the actors, they allow a lot of leeway. So, Michael Peña, for one, comes up with all this wonderful wiggy, wiggy stuff. Paul Rudd’s another one that does that. And I think they encourage that, and it gives you kind of the freshness that I think separates the Marvel pictures from the rest of these superhero films.”
Would you agree with Douglas’ analysis? The actors certainly seem to have a lot of freedom to express themselves and MCU set pieces are nearly always on point. What else would you attribute it to?
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From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.
Ant-Man and the Wasp sees Peyton Reed returning to the director’s chair and stars Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michael Pena (Luis), David Dastmalchian (Kurt), Abby Ryder Fortson (Cassie Lang), Judy Greer (Maggie), Bobby Cannavale (Paxton) and T.I. (Dave), while new additions to the cast include Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath, Hannah John-Kamen as The Ghost, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch and Randall Park as Jimmy Woo.
